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2. BueVs Favorite, sometime called Spotted or Grey Pippin, grown by 

 Dr. Rumsey from a scion obtained at Albany. Size, full medium, two and 

 a half inches long by three and one-eighth broad ; form, roundish ; color, 

 greenish yellow, with a faint fawn cheek ; stem, three-fourths of an inch 

 long, and slender, inserted in a deep, acuminate, russeted cavity ; calyx, 

 medium, set in a deep, moderately wide, furrowed basin ; flesh, a little tough, 

 owing probably to the specimen being a little shriveled ; flavor, partakes 

 somewhat of that of the Newtown Pippin, though in an inferior degree ; 

 quality, "good." The shriveled condition of the fruit may have caused us 

 to give to this variety less merit than it deserves. 



3. An exceedingly beautiful Apple, grown by II. W. Sargent, Woden- 

 ethe, Fishkill Landing. Size, large, three inches long by three and a half 

 in width ; form, broadly conical, obscurely ribbed ; color, waxen yellow, 

 with a brilliant vermilion cheek; stem, three-fourths of an inch long, and 

 slender, inserted in a wide, deep cavity ; calyx, closed, set in a narrow, 

 rather deep, furrowed basin ; core, large ; seed, light brown, very small, 

 roundish, terminating abruptly in an acute point ; flesh, pale yellow, tex- 

 ture, tender, moderately juicy ; flavor, mild and pleasant ; quality, " very 

 good." The tree which bore this fruit is small, has just come into bearing, 

 and is supposed to be some known kind. It is not the White Calville. The 

 fruit bears a considerable resemblance to the Belmont, which, however, is 

 rarely so conical. If some friend would have the kindness to send us speci- 

 mens of the Belmont, we might, possibly, be able to decide whether it is iden- 

 tical with the kind just described. The seed of the latter are peculiar ; few 

 Apples of its size have so small a seed, and still fewer of its form possess seed, 

 so short and roundish. Be it what variety it may, its " very good" quality, 

 fine size, handsome form, and brilliant coloring, appropriately adapt it to the 

 table, and render it eminently worthy of extensive cultivation, if it should 

 succeed as well in other localities as at Wodenethe. Scions, we trust, will 

 be freely disseminated by Mr. Sargent and Dr. Rumsey. 



Belt's Hybrid. — In noticing this interesting nut in our last report, we 

 stated, from information we had received, that Joshua Peirce, a skillful nur- 

 seryman of Washington, had "succeeded in two instances, in grafting this 

 variety on the English Walnut. Mr. Peirce has since informed us that this 

 statement is partially incorrect. It is true, he succeeded in two instances, 

 in grafting the Hybrid, not, however, on the English Walnut, but on the 

 Butternut. Scions were inserted, in various ways, by him, on about a dozen 

 stocks of the English Walnut without union taking place in a single instance. 

 These stocks having been transplanted only a month previously, may, as he 



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